Challenge

Estadio Senillosa
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Federico Urtats started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Iruinea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after DirectorVisual.com's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. The corner ended in Gijsbert ter Kruimer almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but DirectorVisual.com's Mauro Iruinea did a great save. The audience was convinced that Lars Meesters's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauro Iruinea was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. In the 15th minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Iruinea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by DirectorVisual.com's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was slow to take the kick. During this time Netherlands's players had a chance to rest. Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a great header on Netherlands's corner, it was just that DirectorVisual.com's Mauro Iruinea managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 18th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind DirectorVisual.com's goalkeeper Mauro Iruinea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Netherlands fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. DirectorVisual.com's Mauro Iruinea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Meesters in the 35th minute of play. Mauro Iruinea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 37th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Wim Wilmes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Wim Wilmes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mauro Iruinea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wim Wilmes hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gijsbert ter Kruimer to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Lars Meesters's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauro Iruinea was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Luque in the 59th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Luque in the 59th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Montiel in the 60th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DirectorVisual.com's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Eikelkamp in the 63rd minute of play forced DirectorVisual.com's goalkeeper Mauro Iruinea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mauro Iruinea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dalmacio Seguinus in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnout Reekers prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lars Meesters hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gustaaf Groeneveldt scored 0-3 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mauro Iruinea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Gijsbert ter Kruimer sped through DirectorVisual.com's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mauro Iruinea. 90 minutes into the match, DirectorVisual.com's goalkeeper Mauro Iruinea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wim Wilmes. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.